Wheelbarrow.



PATENTED 00T. 15. 1907.

L. P. LGRENZI.

WHEELBARROW.

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attenua? LOUIS F. LORENZI, OI" BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEELBARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct, 15, 1907.

Application filed March 23,1907. Serial No. 364,099.

To all whomy it may concern.:

lie it known that I, Louis l". Romanzi, e citizen oi the United Sintesoi America., residing nt Beaver Falls, in the county oi lle-.wer andStilte oi Pennsylvania, h-.tve invented neiv end useful Improvements inWheelbsrroivs, of which. the i'ollowing is a speciliezttion,

This invention rel-.ttes to wheelberrows, and one of the principalobjects of the same is to provide a, wheel lun-row in which the loadwill assist in properly balancing the barrow upon opposite sides of theWheel.

Another object oi the invention. is to provide n. wheelbsrrow which canbe quickly discharged of its contents or lend wit hout lifting theentire loud,

Still another object of the invention is to provide 2|. Wluelb-.nrowwhich can be used conveniently for carry ing liquid substances, mortaror other similar articles.

These and other objects may be attained by means oi the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is zi side elevation of 2l. Wheelbnrrow made in acemd-.incewith my invention. Fig. 2 is n longitudinal section through the boxportion oi the borrow. Fig. 3 is s plan View oi the ,vheelbarrow. Fig. 4is zt trimsverse Section.

Itei'erring to the drnwing for a more particular description oi myinvention, the numerals 1 designate the side bars oi' the burrow [ramewhich tre extended to i'orm suitable handles 2. Secured to the irontends oi the side bitrs l are depending brackets 3 in which. urejourn-.tled the axle i ol' the wheel 5. Extending across on top of theside bars l is t cross bar and underneath the side bztrs l is t crossbar 7 near the Wheel end of the barrow irztlue, und braces 8 are securedby bolts 9 to the side bars i, said braces bearing at their reztr endsagainst the cross bars ti. A cross ber l() is secured on top of the sidebztrs l neztr the handle ends thereof` and underneath the side bars I ise cross bnr l1. A curved met-.tl box I2 is secured et its front end bymeans oi suitable instenings I3 to the cross bar 6,

i eross b-.n's 17.

and to the cross bar 10 by means oi suitable iastenings 14. Suitablelegs are bolted, as at 1G, to the side bars 1 and extend below thebottom ofthe box 12, and extending across on opposite sides oi the legs15 are The side members 18 oi the box 12 are provided with flanges 19which extend over the upper edges of the side bars 1 and are connectedthereto by suitable fastenings 20, and the cross bars 17 are secured tothe box l2 by meansof suitable astenings 2l.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that when it is desired todischarge the load from a Wheelbsrrow made in accordance With myinvention, one side oi the barrow is tipped upon one of the legs 15until one of the brackets 3 rests upon the ground Without lifting thebarrow off the ground excepting upon one side. It Will also be obviousthat a. Wheelbztrrow made in accordance with my invention Will carrysui'lieient loud below the axle line as to properly balance the barrowwithout care on the part of the operator.

My invention is oi simple construction, can be made et comparativelyslight cost, and will curry liquid substances or mortar to advantageowing to the formation oi the box 12.

Having thus described the invention. what I claim is:

1. A Wheelharrow comprising side bars. depending brackets secured to theside bars, a wheel journaled ln said brackets, cross bars connecting theside hars, legs secured to the side bars, :1 curved box secured to thecross bars, the ends of said box being secured to the legs and :1t theirupper edges to the side bers. said side bars being' extended to formhandles for the barrow.

2. In u wheelbarrow,A a box consisting of a curved lonA gitudinnl boxmember and side members, said side members being secured to the legs ofthe barrow, und cross bars. one at erich side of the legs, said curvedmember being secured to said cross bars, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS F. LORENZI.

Witnesses FRANK ABBIATY, J. H. SHUs'rnn.

